keystone3ply Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: My dad would have said that worst-case scenario is you walk. 😃 Gets your exercise in at the same time, There's a fella out here in the country that rents mules. Think I'll checking on his pricing, feeding, & watering on a long overnight trip. I'll see how it compares to driving with fuel prices... (too hot for Easter bunny suit) Edited July 7, 2022 by keystone3ply cx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 30 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: Being paranoid, I’m checking daily. But what will probably happen to me is I’ll get there without issue, but then I’ll get cancelled on the return trip and it will cost me $2000 to get home. 😂 Haven’t flown for years 😁 but always wondered how train travel would be long distance (on my bucket/retirement list). My limit is 500 miles a day driving but I go solo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: Haven’t flown for years 😁 but always wondered how train travel would be long distance (on my bucket/retirement list). My limit is 500 miles a day driving but I go solo. We drove to the low country for vacation last month but that’s about as far as I want to drive. It was 461 miles. Edited July 7, 2022 by Terri Schehr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: Haven’t flown for years 😁 but always wondered how train travel would be long distance (on my bucket/retirement list). My limit is 500 miles a day driving but I go solo. I'm planning an Amtrak trip in the future. Will get a sleeper coach. Got a friend that's traveled several times & he highly recommends the sleeper coach. Would love to do that Rocky Mt trip. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, keystone3ply said: I'm planning an Amtrak trip in the future. Will get a sleeper coach. Got a friend that's traveled several times & he highly recommends the sleeper coach. Would love to do that Rocky Mt trip. Yeah debating where and how many days. Have other things want to do first. Hell finally took my first retirement list trip last week. And I retired 2 weeks before COVID lockdowns kicked in. For all my bad timing, retiring just before it hit the fan made up for it. Thank goodness had plenty of list stuff that I could do at home. Edited July 7, 2022 by JimF-LowBari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, keystone3ply said: I'm planning an Amtrak trip in the future. Will get a sleeper coach. Got a friend that's traveled several times & he highly recommends the sleeper coach. Would love to do that Rocky Mt trip. Britt and I are going to do one from Atlanta to D.C. I was very fortunate WAY back when I was young to do a touring trip with a vocal group from Atlanta to New York, across the northern US to Vancouver, down the west (left) coast to Mexico and back to ATL. It was a looonnnggg trip (summer tour) but it's something I will always remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Weaklefthand4ever said: Britt and I are going to do one from Atlanta to D.C. I was very fortunate WAY back when I was young to do a touring trip with a vocal group from Atlanta to New York, across the northern US to Vancouver, down the west (left) coast to Mexico and back to ATL. It was a looonnnggg trip (summer tour) but it's something I will always remember. Had a contractor who said his last plane trip ended with one engine on fire. He lived east coast but got sent to Puget Sound WA at times. He’d go with understanding he wouldn’t get there in a couple of hours. 😆 Always took the sleeper and said was so relaxing he got a lot of work done. Sure Indy has a nice big train station with access to rental cars. Edited July 7, 2022 by JimF-LowBari 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, JimF-LowBari said: Haven’t flown for years 😁 but always wondered how train travel would be long distance (on my bucket/retirement list). My limit is 500 miles a day driving but I go solo. I have taken Amtrak from Newport News Va to Chicago via DC. I enjoyed it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 My grandfather, Frank L'Eveque, was an engineer on the NY Central and he drove the 20th Century back then. I have always been fond of train travel, but there is one caveat: Departures at the origin are on-time, but do not expect to arrive at your destination without a delay. In old Frank's day, things ran a lot tighter. Plan accordingly. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneveld Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, JimF-LowBari said: Haven’t flown for years 😁 but always wondered how train travel would be long distance (on my bucket/retirement list). My limit is 500 miles a day driving but I go solo. Looked at Amtrak for my Indy transportation this year. It was definitely less expensive than what I'm paying to fly. The drawback was the time. Depending on the route, layovers, etc., it takes between 28 - 36 hours each way from Boston. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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